Neill Blomkamp

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Alien (1979); Neill Blomkamp's unmade Aliens sequel; RoboCop Returns (unmade). Count them as director (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Aliens (1986): 1 line

  1. lineage (unmade sequel) · through Neill Blomkamp's unmade Aliens sequel, which they were tied to as director attached to an unmade Aliens sequel: Aliens ⇒ Neill Blomkamp's unmade Aliens sequel (the host's read). Blomkamp's unmade film would have followed Aliens directly.
    “an alien sequel that was a direct aliens sequel and ignoring everything that came after it”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien 3 · 0:32:21 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Eraserhead (1977): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Eraserhead ⇒ Alien (the host's read). The gooey animatronic creature work in Alien and later films may trace back to Eraserhead.
    “I mean, the thought that comes to mind is, um, alien.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:29:21 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⇒ Alien (the host's read). In Star Wars' wake came Alien and Blade Runner rather than more 4-color space operas.
    “the Star Wars Halo effect are like alien.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:13:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): 1 line

  1. lineage (inspiration) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Alien (the host's read). Chainsaw is what inspired Ridley Scott to make Alien.
    “Texas Chainsaw Basker is what inspired Ridley Scott to make alien.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:51:40 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Alien 3 (1992): 2 lines

  1. lineage (callback) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Alien 3 (the host's read). The Bishop remains scene echoes the original film's reactivated-android scene.
    “And just kind of a fun throwback to the, uh, original alien thing where you like take the puppet, you kind of get it ready.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien 3 · 0:58:26 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (callback) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Alien 3 (the host's read). The ending coda replays Ripley's tape from the first film.
    “You play back her tape from the end of the 1st movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien 3 · 2:07:28 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Aliens (1986): 1 line

  1. lineage (sequel / genre shift) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Aliens (the host's read). Cameron's sequel to Ridley Scott's film shifted the genre, which raised expectations for any follow-up.
    “some other fucking guy is coming in and making a sequel to Ridley Scott's movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien³ with Matt Singer (Ad-Free) · 0:50:21 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Jed Kurzel: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Jed Kurzel (the host's read). Kurzel's score uses Jerry Goldsmith's notes from the first Alien but is its own thing.
    “it uses a lot of the Jerry Goldsmith notes”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:47:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Outland (1981): 1 line

  1. contrast (contrast) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Outland (the host's read). Outland tries to be Alien and does not connect; it is not as bad as The Black Hole.
    “it's not as bad as black hole, but it's it's trying, it's trying to be alien and it's not, it's just not connecting.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 3:16:53 · Brian Michael Bendis (0.50 sure it was them)

Species (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Species (the maker said so). Giger thought Species ripped off too many other alien movies, such as the chest-burster.
    “He thought the movie ripped off too many other alien movies”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:12:56 · Bill Simmons (0.30 sure it was them)

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien (1979), which they were tied to as director, proposed Alien sequel: Alien ⇒ Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (the host's read). Ripley stripped to underwear at the end is a vulnerability beat that Miasma echoes.
    “Yes, it is echoed in Teenage Tech”
    The Big Picture · The Final Girl Film Canon and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ With Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, and Jane Schoenbrun! · 0:47:57 · Adam Nayman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

Other (4) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Neill Blomkamp → Alien 3. Blomkamp's unmade Alien film would have ignored Alien 3.
    “his thing was going to be ignoring this, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien³ with Matt Singer (Ad-Free) · 0:24:53 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Alien → Neill Blomkamp. A Neill Blomkamp-type director might some day talk the studio into an Earth-set Alien sequel; Disney will do something.
    “I live in fear of the sort of Neil Blonde camp-esque director”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 1:51:35 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.